Marriage of the Di Daughter

This celebration banquet was originally prepared for Xia County King Yin Zhan, but in the end, Yin Zhan lost face and failed to get what he wanted. Although Emperor Hong Xiao bestowed a lot of gold, silver and jewels, on second thought, many years ago, the gold and silver rewards that General Zhao De received for his illustrious military exploits had already filled the treasury.

At the banquet, the marriage between Jiang Li and Ji Heng was talked about with great enthusiasm. In fact, Yin Zhili and Ji Heng both seem to be good choices. They are about the same age, Yin Zhili is as gentle as jade, Ji Heng is handsome and gorgeous, one is the son of the prince of the county, and the other is the prince of the country. It's just that in comparison, Yin Zhili seems to be much easier to get along with than Ji Heng, and his temperament is also gentle. And that Su Guogong is used to being moody and murderous without blinking an eye. Second Miss Jiang seems to be married glamorously, but it may not be as good as marrying into the Yin family. Thinking about it this way, the jealousy and envy of the women's family members towards Jiang Li dissipated, and they became more sympathetic. Of course, there were also some gloating. These ginger pears saw it in their eyes, but they didn't say anything. Today, from beginning to end, she has behaved very calmly, even if Emperor Hong Xiao granted her a marriage, she did not lose her composure in the slightest.

And so on until the end of the celebration party.

When it's over, everyone has to leave the palace. Many colleagues congratulated Jiang Yuanbai, but Jiang Yuanbai was bitter in his heart, so he could only agree with a smile on his face. Jiang Li stood aside, her gaze fell on Ji Heng. He stood up very slowly, as if he didn't feel that he had provoked a big thing today. His gaze met Jiang Li from afar, seeing Jiang Li looking at him, he raised his lips and smiled, which was dazzling.

At this time, she still dared to be so obvious, and she was not afraid that people would see the clues. Jiang Li thought to herself, and hurriedly lowered her head, avoiding Ji Heng's gaze, and pretended to be nonchalant. But he didn't know all this, but was seen by two people.

One is Yin Zhili, and the other is Yin Zhiqing. The two brothers and sisters already liked Jiang Li and Ji Heng, so they naturally paid attention to each other's every move. At this moment, watching Jiang Li and Ji Heng's eye contact, clearly not looking "unfamiliar", Yin Zhiqing stood there in a daze, almost unable to hold back her tears. Yin Zhili didn't lose his composure like Yin Zhiqing, but there was still a gloomy look in his eyes.

As expected, she knew about it a long time ago, and she probably accepted Ji Heng's marriage proposal with joy. There was a blunt pain in Yin Zhili's heart, not sharp, but extremely uncomfortable. He remembered that every time he went to Jiang's house to look for Jiangli, Jiangli also smiled at him. At that time, he thought that at least Jiangli didn't hate him. But seeing the way Jiang Li looked at Ji Heng, he understood what it was like for Jiang Li to really like someone.

Never when she confronted herself.

Yin Zhan walked past the two brothers and sisters, still with a hearty smile on his face, he said, "Let's go!"

Only then did Yin Zhili come to his senses, he straightened his mind and pretended nothing happened. Mrs. Yin also took Yin Zhiqing's hand and said softly, "Zhiqing, let's go."

The family just left.

On the other side, Jiang Yuanbai managed to perfunctory the blessings of a bunch of colleagues, and when Jiang Li left, Ji Heng had disappeared. She didn't take this matter to heart, and went back to the mansion with Jiang Yuanbai and his party.

On the way back home, Jiang Li still shared a carriage with Jiang Jingrui and his brothers. Jiang Jingrui looked at Jiang Li's expression, as if he had something to ask, tried his best to hold back, but finally couldn't hold back, and said to Jiang Li: "You are married, why don't you care at all?"

"How should that be?" Jiang Li wondered.

"At least...you should show a little surprise." Jiang Jingrui muttered, "Besides, you have changed from the son of the county prince to the Duke of Su, why are you not afraid at all?"

"Why are you afraid?"

Jiang Jingrui seemed taken aback by what Jiang Li asked so naturally, he asked, "Didn't you hear the rumors about Duke Su?"

"I've heard it." Jiang Li said: "Maybe it's just hearsay. Didn't the people in Yanjing City say that I killed my mother and killed the enemy before, but no one knows what the truth is. Maybe Su Guogong and my experience are similar, but outsiders spread rumors .”

Jiang Jingrui and Jiang Jingyou were stunned at the same time, Jiang Li saw that the expressions of the two of them were different, and asked, "What's wrong?"

"You are so strange. I haven't seen you defend other people like this on weekdays." Jiang Jingrui said: "When grandma asked you to spend more time with the prince's son, you were not happy. Now that you are suddenly married to a stranger, it doesn't matter at all. He didn't resist, and helped him to speak. Jiang Li," Jiang Jingrui said, "You think Su Guogong is good-looking, so you treat him better than the prince of the county, right? But the prince of the county is not bad. .”

Jiang Li said angrily: "Nonsense."

"Hey," Jiang Jingrui sighed again suddenly, "It's too late to say anything now, the imperial decree has been issued, even if you know Su Guogong has a bad temper, you can't regret the marriage now. I thought he was the son of the county prince..." He was full With a regretful face.

The Jiang family seems to generally believe that Yin Zhili is a better choice than Ji Heng. It's just that after Hong Xiaodi's actions tonight, Jiang Yuanbai and Jiang Yuanping may not think as much as before. Jiang Jingrui still doesn't understand the complicated situation in the court, but the rest of the Jiang family are not stupid.

Jiang Li guessed that Jiang Yuanbai should have a "heart-to-heart talk" with him when he returned to the Jiang Mansion.

Sure enough, the carriage arrived at the gate of Jiang's residence. Jiang Li wanted to go back to the yard, but after walking a few steps, Jiang Yuanbai stopped him and said, "Xiao Li, come with me."

Bai Xue and Tong'er looked at Jiang Li worriedly, Jiang Li gave them a reassuring look, and went to the study with Jiang Yuanbai.

As soon as the door was closed, Jiang Yuanbai turned his head and said, "Did you know about Duke Su's proposal for marriage tonight?"

Jiang Li said: "No."

She had to lie about this matter, and if she admitted it, Jiang Yuanbai would only think that it was out of selfishness that she reminded him that there was a problem with the Yin family.

Jiang Yuanbai looked at her suspiciously.

"I really don't know about this marriage, and I don't even know that King Xia will ask the emperor for this marriage, but there is one thing I know. The Jiang family and the Yin family must not get too close. As long as there is Someone will definitely jump out to stop this sign. I didn't expect this person to be Su Guogong."

Jiang Yuanbai was dubious, he said: "What you said is true?"

"Father doesn't believe me, so there's no need for me to continue." Jiang Li's frank attitude made Jiang Yuanbai feel that he was too fussy. Looking at the daughter in front of him, he felt a little sentimental again. Jiang Li is a young girl. Which young girl is always worried about the court situation? There are such young ladies who sacrifice themselves for the sake of the family and become bargaining chips, but the girls of the chief assistant's family are supposed to be pampered, and shouldn't worry about these trivial matters.

"Why did Su Guogong ask to marry you?" Jiang Yuanbai said: "Before that, Huangzhou did the same. He saved you...you...have you been in touch for a long time?"

"What happened in Huangzhou was a coincidence. The relationship between me and Duke Su is not what my father thought. As for why Duke Su asked to marry me, I guess, I'm afraid he already knew that King Xia was going to marry Jiang. The news of the family's marriage is just a preemptive strike."

"That means he thinks highly of you, that's why he robbed the Yin family." Jiang Yuanbai said.

"Father thinks too highly of me," Jiang Li smiled slightly. "Whether it is the Yin family or the Duke's mansion, they will not overthrow the overall situation for a daughter. I think the reason why Duke Su asked to marry me is not Because he valued me, he just didn't want the Jiang family and the Yin family to get married. Father, don't forget that Duke Su is loyal to His Majesty, and His Majesty's attitude in this gift marriage is also intriguing. It seems that His Majesty would rather let me marry into the Duke's mansion. You don't want me to marry into the Yin family either. What does this mean?"

Jiang Yuanbai looked at Jiang Li, and it was really hard to say what was on his mind. In fact, he had already guessed that possibility, but he just didn't want to believe it. If he said it, it would prove that he was wrong before, and he made a wrong choice, and he might have to pay the price for the previous choice in the future.

"Your Majesty doubts King Xia and doesn't trust King Xia. King Xia holds the military power, and his father is the head of civil servants. How do you know that King Xia is not the next Chengwang? Even if King Cheng failed to win over the Jiang family, if King Xia If you succeed, how can you make His Majesty feel at ease? In contrast, Duke Su has no military power and is loyal. Of course, Duke Su is the best. I guess, maybe even the matter of giving a marriage is actually not It was His Majesty's idea that Duke Su proposed, but Duke Su followed suit."

Jiang Li's words are half true and half false, but it sounds easier to believe than the whole truth. The same was true for Jiang Yuanbai. He recalled Emperor Hong Xiao's reaction at the banquet. Although the little emperor grew up day by day and became more and more unfamiliar, he could still feel that Emperor Hong Xiao was observing at that moment.

Emperor Hong Xiao did not trust Yin Zhan, Jiang Li did not lie about this.

"What did King Xia do..." Jiang Yuanbai murmured, "If His Majesty didn't trust him, he wouldn't have been called back to Beijing."

"King Cheng is imminent, and of course King Xia will come out to make meritorious service." Jiang Li replied: "Have you ever thought about it, maybe even if there is no such thing as becoming king this time, King Xia will return to Beijing one day. Your Majesty is just planning. Just treat it as beating a dog with the door behind closed doors, put King Xia under your nose first, and you will be able to see more clearly if you want to do anything."

Jiang Yuanbai frowned and stared at Jiang Li. He felt that Jiang Li might know more than that. Her attitude towards the Yin family was evasive from the beginning, as if she knew that the Yin family was a trouble. But Jiang Li is a boudoir daughter, how does she know so much? Ye Shijie was one of the official families she knew in Yanjing City other than the Jiang family. But it is even more impossible for Ye Shijie to know what he doesn't know. Could it be... Ji Heng?

Jiang Yuanbai felt a headache again, and Jiang Li kept saying that it had nothing to do with Ji Heng, but Jiang Yuanbai's intuition told him that was not the case. It's just that this daughter's mouth is very strict, and it's impossible for him to force Jiang Li to tell the truth, so he can only do it helplessly.

"Father," Jiang Li asked, "Why did the late emperor transfer Prince Xia to Yunzhong in the northwest?"

Jiang Li couldn't find out about this matter, so she asked Ji Heng and Old General Ji, and told her not to get involved. Jiang Li thought, maybe Jiang Yuanbai could know some clues.

Jiang Yuanbai shook his head: "When the late emperor made the decision, I was not the chief academician, so I didn't know the inside story. But so many years have passed, and there have never been any rumors. It can be seen that there are very few people who know about this matter. The late emperor Didn't tell anyone else."

When he said that, Jiang Li became more suspicious. There was no reason why the first emperor suddenly transferred the order. Before that, I heard that the first emperor had a very good relationship with Xia Junwang. Although they were half-brothers, they were closer than their biological brothers. There must be something that caused their estrangement, but this matter was probably not serious enough for the first emperor to directly kill King Xia, so there was a glimmer of life left, but it led to the current chaos.

Jiang Li's words seemed to have reminded Jiang Yuanbai that he no longer asked about other matters, but became thoughtful.

Jiang Li waited for a long time, but Jiang Yuanbai didn't say anything else. After a while, Jiang Yuanbai looked at Jiang Li and said, "Forget it, you go back first. I'll find out more about these things slowly."

Jiang Li nodded and was about to leave when Jiang Yuanbai suddenly stopped her.

He said: "Xiaoli...the marriage bestowed by His Majesty, there is no way to change it. You are marrying Su Guogong...Jiheng is not a good person according to the rumors outside, and he is moody. If you marry him, maybe it is not as good as it seems on the surface... Would you like to?"

"Father, the most important thing is not whether I am willing or not, but that there is no room for change." Jiang Li turned her head and said lightly: "When my father wanted me to marry Yin Zhili, he didn't care about me. Like it or not, even if I express resistance."

Jiang Yuanbai moved his lips, but what Jiang Li said made him speechless.

"Su Guogong Ji Heng is just a bit of a bad rumor. Everyone in the Yin family is good, but His Majesty alone is on guard. That will drag the Jiang family into the abyss of eternal doom. Since I am the Jiang family, I can't get rid of it." The fate of being in it, since this is the case, it is better to find a team that seems to have the greatest chance of winning. From the incident of becoming a king, my father may be able to see that His Majesty is not an idle person. I think that His Majesty is the greatest, better than King Xia .”

After saying this, she saluted Jiang Yuanbai, exited the study, and left without looking back.

...

In Ye Mansion, Xue Huaiyuan was discussing books with Ye Shijie when he heard the news. They are one old and one young, and they get along more harmoniously than father and son. Ye Shijie is smart and studious, and he admires Xue Huaiyuan's knowledge and mind. Whenever he encounters difficult problems, he always asks Xue Huaiyuan. Xue Huaiyuan never kept any secrets, and admired Ye Shijie's integrity very much, so he taught him everything he knew.

In contrast, Xue Zhao was not as interested in those books as Ye Shijie. Although he is not as flexible as before, his detachment is still the same as before. What he likes most is staying with Ye Mingyu. When Ye Mingyu was practicing martial arts in the yard, Xue Zhao watched with envy. Ye Mingyu also knew that Xue Zhao was good material for martial arts, but unfortunately, Princess Yongning rejected it, so he gave Xue Zhao all the weapons that could be used while sitting in a wheelchair, and tried to make Xue Zhao learn to use a whip in a wheelchair. If you study the law well, you will not be completely passive.

The people in Ye's mansion felt very strange. The real uncle and nephew had never seen such affection, and the real father and son had never seen such caring. They didn't expect to have a different partner, but they got along very well.

This day was the same. In the middle of the night, Xue Zhao pushed the wheelchair and walked around Ye Mingyu's room a few times. Ye Mingyu had several big boxes of treasures. They were all bought when he was traveling with a caravan and doing business. Not particularly expensive things, but all very peculiar. He generously let Xue Zhao choose the one he likes and go back. Xue Zhao looked left and right, amazed at the same time, but also yearning for Ye Mingyu's unrestrained life.

While the two were talking, Ah Shun came in from the outside and said, "Master...Master..."

"What's the matter, running so panting?" Ye Mingyu glanced at him, "The sky is falling?"

"It's not like the sky is falling," Ah Shun stamped anxiously. He knew how precious his niece was, so he said, "It's Miss Biao, something happened to Miss Biao!"

"A Li?" Ye Mingyu stared, "What's wrong with A Li?"

Xue Zhao sat on the side. When he heard "Miss Biao" at first, he didn't realize it. After all, he wasn't quite used to Jiang Li becoming the Miss Biao of Ye's family. But when he heard Ye Mingyu call "A Li", he knew it was Jiang Li. Something happened to the pear. Immediately, I was in a hurry, and almost wanted to stand up, but my legs were weak, so I had to watch Ah Shun closely.

Ye Mingyu was taken aback by Xue Zhao's reaction, and thought to himself, could it be that Xue Zhao also likes Jiangli? Although Xue Zhaoren is very good, it is always a pity that he cannot stand up. But Ye Mingyu quickly slapped himself in the heart, even if Xue Zhao likes Jiang Li, Jiang Li doesn't necessarily like Xue Zhao, Jiang Li's eyes are so high, it's hard to get into her eyes.

A Shun stammered, "It's been rumored that General Zhaode was celebrated in the palace today. His Majesty gave Miss Cousin a marriage, and betrothed Miss Cousin to Duke Su!"

"What?" Ye Mingyu picked his ears, almost thinking he heard it wrong, and said, "Ali betrothed to Duke Su?"

What's going on here? To celebrate Yin Zhan's success, how come Jiang Li was given a marriage in the end? Is the emperor confused or can't tell who is who? How can he mess up the mandarin ducks?

After Xue Zhao was stunned, he quickly thought of Ji Heng. At that time, he asked about the relationship between Ji Heng and Jiang Li, and Ji Heng also said that he would soon have a relationship with his brother-in-law. Xue Zhao also thought that this grown-up was too conceited when he spoke. I didn't expect that today would become a reality. He really became his brother-in-law, and he was bestowed a marriage by the emperor. This... I'm afraid it's not a coincidence!

Ah Shun was still saying: "I heard that it was General Zhaode who asked His Majesty to marry Miss Biao and the prince's son with military achievements, but His Majesty said that General Zhaode came a step late, and someone has already asked for a marriage. Your Majesty The imperial decree has been drawn up, and that person is Su Guogong."

"I..." Ye Mingyu's cheeks flushed from holding back, and he said, "It's his uncle! How could it be Su Guogong?!"

How could it be Duke Su?

He knew that Jiang Li and Su Guogong Ji Heng didn't seem to have an ordinary relationship, and it wasn't because Ye Mingyu was careless. It was because Ji Heng helped Jiang Li a few times, and even Ye Mingyu knew about it. For no reason, why Ji Heng wanted to help Jiang Li, I'm afraid it was a conspiracy. And Ji Heng herself was too beautiful, a young girl, could easily be seduced by skins, what Ye Mingyu was most worried about was that Jiang Li would be fascinated by Ji Heng. He knew the reputation of Duke Su, and he was definitely not someone who could be easily controlled. No matter how powerful Jiang Li was, she was only sixteen years old now. How to handle such a man was not as easy as Yin Zhili. At least he looks like a gentleman, and he won't do anything unbelievable.

But the imperial decree has already been issued, and it is too late to say anything now. Ye Mingyu was also full of helplessness, not knowing what to do, but Xue Zhao on the other side, after sitting blankly for a while, suddenly remembered something, pushed the wheelchair and was about to go out, and said, "I'm going to see Dad!"

"Look at dad?" Ye Mingyu was suspicious, and before he could say "what dad are you looking at at this time", Xue Zhao had already disappeared with the wheelchair.

Ye Mingyu chased after him and saw Ye Shijie coming out of Xue Huaiyuan's room next door. Seeing Ye Mingyu, he quickly stepped forward and said, "Third Uncle, what they said is true..."

"It's true." Ye Mingyu looked at him, Ye Shijie frowned, moved his lips, and said nothing. Ye Mingyu patted him on the shoulder knowingly, and said, "Shijie...your cousin...you should forget about it."

On the other side, Xue Zhao pushed the wheelchair and entered the house. Xue Huaiyuan also looked a little bit unresponsive. Seeing his appearance, Xue Zhao knew that Xue Huaiyuan also knew about it. He closed the door, pushed the wheelchair to Xue Huaiyuan, and asked tentatively, "Father?"

Xue Huaiyuan's eyes slowly moved to him.

"Did you know that my sister was given a marriage?" Xue Zhao asked.

Xue Huaiyuan was silent. He was not as shocked as Ye Mingyu, but it didn't mean that there was no disturbance in his heart. After a long while, he finally said: "I've been worried about one thing ever since I found out that Ari has become Miss Jiang's family. I'm afraid that I will no longer be in charge of her marriage, nor will she be in charge of her marriage. In the end, she will marry a wrong person. But I have also thought about it, if that day really comes, I will take your siblings and leave Yanjing, the world is big, there is always a place to hide, at worst, you can live comfortably in anonymity for the rest of your life."

Xue Zhao quietly listened to Xue Huaiyuan's continuation.

"But I didn't expect that in this matter, I was more useless than I imagined. Your sister received the imperial decree. Is there any king in the world? If we really want to investigate it, even if we escape to the ends of the earth, it will be useless Ah Zhao," Xue Huaiyuan asked, "What should I do?"

This old man was a middle-aged man who acted vigorously and justly a year ago. Xue Zhao had never seen him when he was weak, but after going through so many things and the huge ups and downs in the world, although he still smiled, he couldn't bear the torment after all.

He cherishes his daughter, he doesn't want her to suffer, and there is no other way. Is there anything more helpless than this in the world?

"Father, you think too much." Xue Zhao couldn't help but feel sour, and he said, "You forgot what kind of person my sister is. If she doesn't want to marry, she won't marry anyway. In addition, there are After Shen Yurong's incident, she will only be more cautious in this matter."

Xue Huaiyuan frowned: "What do you mean?"

"Does dad know who my sister is going to marry?"

"It's Su Guogong. I've heard rumors about him, but when I left Yanjing City, I didn't have him. General Jin Wu is a rare hero, but it's a pity. How dare I hand Ahli over to him based on my preference." Xue Huaiyuan sighed for a long time.

"Father, back then our whole family thought Shen Yurong was pretty good. Even I thought he was powerless, and he definitely couldn't do anything out of the ordinary. But what happened in the end? How did this person treat my sister and us? From the Xue family. There are really too few people who are the same outside and inside, now, dad."

Xue Huaiyuan is not a fool. When Xue Zhao said that, he immediately realized something, looked at Xue Zhao and said, "What? What do you know about Ji Heng?"

"Do you still remember my sister's 'friend'? The one who rescued me from the private prison in Princess Yongning's mansion, is Su Guogong Jiheng."

Xue Huaiyuan was taken aback, and said, "How could it be?"

"Not only that, as far as I know, when my sister returned to Tongxiang, Xiangyang, and intervened in Feng Yutang's case, it was Ji Heng who helped her. Doctor Situ also asked her to treat my father's illness. Before she became king, she took my sister to the Yellow River Zhou was also rescued by Ji Heng. The most important thing is, how did I recognize my sister? It was because one day my sister went to the Duke’s Mansion and saw me in the Duke’s Mansion, and we were able to recognize each other. But Father, you have to think about it, why did my sister go to the Duke's mansion? It can be seen that at least she and Duke Su are not acquaintances, but are very friendly."

It was the first time Xue Huaiyuan heard this, and his face was surprised. Xue Zhao had also reminded Jiang Li before that Jiang Li had a "friend". Although Xue Huaiyuan felt strange, Jiang Li didn't want to say more, so he didn't ask. Now it seems that the "friend" who has a close relationship with Jiang Li was originally Su Guogong Ji Heng.

"Why... why did he do these things?" Xue Huaiyuan asked.

"Father, no matter what his purpose is. But he helped us, we can't be ungrateful and turn around and call him a devil. Outsiders have rumored how ruthless he is, but in my opinion, he is a life-saving benefactor."

Xue Huaiyuan was silent, he had never met Ji Heng, so he couldn't tell whether Xue Zhao's words were true or not.

"I saw my sister in the duke's mansion that day. When my sister met me, she didn't avoid Duke Su." Xue Zhaodao: "This also shows that my sister trusts Ji Heng so much that she dares to marry him." Entrust your identity. I thought that after Shen Yurong's incident, my sister would not trust people easily, so Ji Heng must have passed the test and was considered by my sister to be trustworthy."

"Ah Li really didn't avoid Ji Heng?"

"It's true. So I think, although this gift of marriage may not be a good thing in the eyes of the world, it may not be a bad thing for my sister. Even when I look at Su Guogong, others say he is a cruel person , but was not afraid of trouble, and did a lot of things for her sister, so why don’t you have a heart? Maybe..." Xue Zhao paused, and then said: "When Duke Su asked for this marriage, my sister also knew about it."

Husband mad devil Ahri~